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Thus, it also served the Kriegsmarine as the naval ensign, which was hoisted on flag days regardless of the location of the ship. These were 1 January (New Year), 18 January (founding day of the German Empire in 1871), 30 January ("Day of National Survey"), 20 April ( Adolf Hitler 's birthday), 1 May ("Labour Day") and 31 May (anniversary of ...
Prince Adalbert of Prussia, the commander-in-chief of the North German Navy, was commissioned with the task of designing the new war ensign. Around 1850, he already had designed a number of potential war ensigns for a hypothetical German nation-state under Prussian rule, which never were adopted as the project was not realised at that time.
War ensign and jack (Seekriegsflagge und Gösch) of the German Navy: A swallowtail variant of the state flag 1960–1990: Naval ensign (Seekriegsflagge) of the Volksmarine: 1938–1945: Naval ensign of Kriegsmarine: 1935–1938: Naval ensign of Kriegsmarine: 1933–1935: Reich war flag (Reichskriegsflagge) and marine jack: 1921–1933: Reich ...
German Vice Admiral Günther Lütjens during World War II. The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II. Kriegsmarine uniform design followed that of the preexisting Reichsmarine, itself based on that of the First World War Kaiserliche Marine. Kriegsmarine styles of uniform and insignia had many features in ...
The Kriegsmarine (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁiːksmaˌʁiːnə], lit. ' War Navy ') was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic.
The Vorläufige Reichsmarine (lit. ' Provisional Reich Navy ') was formed after the end of World War I from the Imperial German Navy. The provisions of the Treaty of Versailles restricted the German Navy to 15,000 men and no submarines, while the fleet was limited to six pre-dreadnought battleships, six light cruisers, twelve destroyers, and twelve torpedo boats.
Along with this flag, the swastika flag of the Nazi Party was ordered to be flown. 3:5 National flag, ensign and naval jack of Nazi Germany (1935–1945). An alternate centre-disc version was the flag of the Nazi Party (1920–1945) and flown jointly with the tricolour national flag (1933–1935).
On 20 September 1945, with Proclamation No. 2 of the Allied Control Council (ACC), "[a]ll German land, naval and air forces, the S.S., S.A., S.D. and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institution, including the General Staff, the Officers' corps, the Reserve Corps, military schools, war veterans' organizations, and all other ...